Reborn in Each Other’s Bodies: A Mother and Daughter’s Deadly Revenge - Chapter 123

Sheng Mingjian, who had just returned to the estate, and Sheng Mingyi, who had dragged himself from his sickbed upon hearing the news, were both at Haitang Courtyard causing trouble for Huang Yaning.

Sheng Minmin went to see Sheng Mingbo first.

Tsk tsk, Sheng Mingbo was truly a pitiful sight!

Wrapped up like a zongzi dumpling, with only his eyes, nose, and mouth visible…

“Wah… Mother… Your son was almost beaten to death! I don’t even know how long it will take to recover enough to get out of bed. And in the future, whenever I go out, people will laugh at me… You must get justice for me—”

Two young servants knelt on the floor, weeping and wailing, incessantly complaining that Huang Yaning was vicious and cruel, showing no regard for Sheng Mingbo as her own brother…

Sheng Minmin felt immensely pleased and once again congratulated herself on the correct decision to bring Huang Yaning back. She covered her face with a handkerchief, feigning tears.

“Don’t worry, I will punish her severely!”

After making her assurances, Sheng Minmin finally went to Haitang Courtyard.

As soon as she entered, she found Huang Yaning and her people completely surrounded by servants from Sheng Mingjian’s and Sheng Mingyi’s courtyards. The atmosphere was tense and hostile.

Sheng Yong sat at the head of the room, his face haggard.

“Father, Mother, how dare she beat Fifth Brother so ruthlessly, as if trying to kill him! If Dongsheng hadn’t sensed something wrong and rushed in, Fifth Brother would have been beaten to death by her! She could do something this cruel to her own flesh and blood! It shows she has never considered us her true family! Such a violent and brutal person should be sent to a convent for penitence! Otherwise, she might cause a major disaster in the future and bring ruin to the Sheng family—”

Sheng Mingjian had previously suggested to Sheng Yong that Huang Yaning be sent to a convent for penitence.

At that time, Sheng Mingjian had unexpectedly learned that the White Lotus Convent was somewhat… disorderly, which had given him the idea.

Under the guise of having Huang Yaning reflect and cultivate herself, his real intention was to make her suffer immensely within its walls, and then find an opportunity for her to die inside.

However, Sheng Yong hadn’t agreed back then.

Recently, though, Sheng Mingjian had dreamed of some things. In his dreams, the White Lotus Convent was even more depraved than he had previously understood.

Upon waking, he couldn’t help but laugh heartily, thinking that place was perfectly suited for the wild girl.

If she stayed there for just a few years, and later when the convent’s scandals were exposed, the wild girl would have no face left to live in this world!

Coincidentally, today the wild girl’s mad outburst had given him the perfect leverage. Seizing this excellent opportunity, Sheng Mingjian was determined to send her there.

Sheng Minmin, unaware of Sheng Mingjian’s previous discussion with Sheng Yong, asked, “Which convent? Have you already found a place?”

“I’ve heard the White Lotus Convent is quite suitable. Its rules are strict; it’s certain to help her cultivate her character and correct her violent temper.”

White… Lotus… Convent?

Hearing these three words, a chill ran down Sheng Minmin’s spine, instantly reminding her of the events surrounding this convent in her previous life.

The White Lotus Convent wasn’t too far from the capital. Many wealthy families sent their disobedient daughters, concubines, and even principal wives there for penitence.

After staying for a period of time, no matter how unruly the person was before, they would return docile and obedient.

The White Lotus Convent had become famous for this, and its reputation was actually quite good.

But in truth, the White Lotus Convent was a den of monsters.

A few years later in her previous life, the daughter of a military official returned home after her stay at the White Lotus Convent, then used a hairpin to gouge out her stepmother’s eyes, leaving the woman to bleed to death in agony.

After committing matricide, the young woman chose to drown herself in a river. Before her suicide, she revealed the depraved truth about the White Lotus Convent.

Only then did everyone learn how evil and foul the place truly was.

It turned out many nuns in the convent were perverts who took pleasure in tormenting the female guests sent for penitence.

Starvation, exposure to cold, and hard labor were just minor tricks…

The truly unacceptable part was being forced to ‘serve’ those perverts at night…

Anyone who dared resist or disobey would be locked in the underground dungeon.

The methods of torture in the dungeon were endless.

Being pricked with needles, or being stripped naked and ridden like a horse, forced to kneel for moving, eating, or drinking—completely stripped of human dignity…

After hearing his daughter’s account, the military official was filled with rage. He gathered the household guards and stormed the White Lotus Convent.

They indeed discovered the dungeon beneath the convent…

Overwhelmed with regret and fury, the official impulsively ordered the nuns’ arms and legs to be severed…

Only then did the nuns confess. It turned out they didn’t target all female guests.

They carefully selected their prey. Those who were favored in their families and for whom substantial monthly allowances were sent were not deliberately tortured.

Only those who were unloved and ignored by their families became their toys…

And the female guests who left the White Lotus Convent, fearing exposure and having no way to survive if the truth came out, would instead help cover up the truth to some extent.

That’s why, for so many years, the evil of the White Lotus Convent had remained hidden.

In short, the scandal of the White Lotus Convent had shocked the entire court and public in her previous life.

The White Lotus Convent was a den of monsters!

Sheng Mingjian wanted to send Huang Yaning there? Did Sheng Mingjian know the truth about the White Lotus Convent?

Sheng Minmin couldn’t help but glance at Huang Yaning with a trace of pity.

At this moment, Huang Yaning’s pupils were trembling violently, her whole body was shaking, and her lips seemed to quiver as well…

In this instant, Huang Yaning found it impossible to think of Sheng Mingjian as her son anymore…

Even in her previous life, when Sheng Mingjian had chosen to save Sheng Mingzhu, deceiving her and watching her die, Huang Yaning had only wanted to break his limbs and teach him a harsh lesson. A shred of love for Sheng Mingjian had still remained in her heart.

After all, he was her first child, carried for ten months and born, the son she had loved for many years and had been so proud of for so long—

But today, her own son wanted to push her into a living hell—

Perhaps Sheng Mingjian didn’t know how filthy the White Lotus Convent truly was?

But Huang Yaning saw deep malice and murderous intent in Sheng Mingjian’s eyes.

That malice and murderous intent made it impossible for Huang Yaning to overcome the barrier in her heart any longer, or to continue deceiving herself.

Because Sheng Mingjian’s eyes told her that even if he might not know the full extent of the convent’s depravity, he certainly knew it wasn’t a good place.

Even so, Sheng Mingjian was determined to send her there—

Huang Yaning wanted to say something, but her throat felt blocked by an invisible lump of cotton, unable to produce a sound…

She only felt her vision gradually blurring and tears streaming down her face.

“What does my wife think?” Sheng Yong suddenly asked Sheng Minmin.

Of course, Sheng Minmin didn’t wish for Huang Yaning to have an easy time. But as a woman herself, and knowing the truth about the White Lotus Convent, she simply couldn’t bring herself to send Huang Yaning to such a place.

“What does my husband think?” Sheng Minmin tentatively asked in return.

“Seventh Daughter was indeed excessively out of line today. Perhaps sending her away for a few months of penitence could be acceptable.”

Sheng Minmin’s heart sank, though she didn’t show it on her face.

“Master is right. However, penitence doesn’t necessarily have to be at a convent. We have truly failed Seventh Daughter all these years. If she must reflect, she can do so just as well at home…”

“Mother, if people outside hear that she was so audacious as to overstep her place and whip her own elder brother, nearly beating him to death! And if, after committing such a grave mistake, she still gets to live comfortably at home?! What will outsiders say about Father and Mother? They might even use this to slander Father—” Sheng Mingjian interjected.

Sheng Mingyi also spoke up: “Yes, Mother. If you truly care for Little Seven, you should consider her future. Punishing her severely for this now will allow her to hold her head up later in life…”